SAN FRANCISCO, July 14 (UPI) -- Former U.S. Justice Department lawyer John Yoo is appealing a federal judge's ruling that Jose Padilla, held as an enemy combatant, can sue him.

WASHINGTON, May 18 (UPI) -- Bush administration lawyers should be disbarred for crafting the rationale for interrogation techniques many view as torture, two liberal groups said Monday.

WASHINGTON, May 6 (UPI) -- A group of former Bush administration officials are said to be urging U.S. Justice Department officials to soften an ethics report on interrogation tactics.

WASHINGTON, April 16 (UPI) -- The attorney general of Spain has recommended dropping a yearlong attempt to bring six former senior Bush administration officials to trial on charges of authorizing torture practices at the U.S. detention center in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. But the final decision on whether or not to proceed with the case will lie with the daredevil judge prosecuting it. And he's never backed down yet.

MADRID, March 28 (UPI) -- A Spanish court has begun a process that could lead to a probe into whether U.S. officials broke international law on torture of prisoners, an official said.

WASHINGTON, March 9 (UPI) -- Questions are swirling in legal circles over what, if anything, should happen to U.S. government lawyers who are found to have given flawed advice, experts say.

WASHINGTON, March 3 (UPI) -- The U.S. Justice Department said Tuesday it may soon release more documents on the Bush administration's war against terror.

WASHINGTON, March 2 (UPI) -- U.S. Justice Department officials approved military attacks on U.S. soil and suspension of constitutional rights to fight terror, newly released memos indicate.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 (UPI) -- A U.S. Justice Department report criticizes top Bush administration lawyers who approved the use of waterboarding on detainees, Newsweek reported Saturday.